Processor N150 vs Athlon Silver 3050U

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon Silver 3050U
2020
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
1.85
Processor N150
2024
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
3.23
+74.6%

Processor N150 outperforms Athlon Silver 3050U by an impressive 75% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20831687
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)no data
Power efficiency11.8151.56
DesignerAMDIntel
Manufacturerno dataIntel
Architecture codenameDali (Zen) (2020)Twin Lake (2024−2025)
Release date6 January 2020 (5 years ago)20 November 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon Silver 3050U and Processor N150 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.3 GHz0.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.6 GHz
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache192 KB96 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB2 MB (shared)
L3 cache4 MB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Number of transistors4500 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon Silver 3050U and Processor N150 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1
SocketFP5Intel BGA 1264
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon Silver 3050U and Processor N150. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Athlon Silver 3050U and Processor N150 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon Silver 3050U and Processor N150 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon Silver 3050U and Processor N150. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 2 ( - 1100 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 730

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon Silver 3050U and Processor N150.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes129

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

Athlon Silver 3050U 1.85
Processor N150 3.23
+74.6%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Athlon Silver 3050U 1429
Processor N150 2579
+80.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.85 3.23
Recency 6 January 2020 20 November 2024
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 6 Watt

Processor N150 has a 74.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 150% lower power consumption.

The Intel Processor N150 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Athlon Silver 3050U in performance tests.

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